Robert Moskowitz spake the following on 9/7/2006 5:53 PM:
> William L. Maltby wrote:
>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 18:56 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>> William L. Maltby wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 17:37 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>>>>> William L. Maltby wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 16:55 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> William L. Maltby wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 16:21 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe it is usb services that needs a kick in its hindend?
>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wouldn't be there. These are device drivers. *If* they're loadable
>>>> modules (I think they are), they can be inserted by the initrd process
>>>> or may be mandated in the /etc/modprobe.conf file.
>>>>>>>> If you do "lsmod" you'll see them *if* they are modules.
>>> Yep, there they are.
>>>>>>> There's also a
>>>> command that I like "modinfo". Gives basic info. There's some params,
>>>> IIRC. "Man modinfo" 'cause I'll be darned if I remember them! :-(
>>>>>>> But nothing to restart. I can remove and install the modules with
>>> modprobe, but not restart.
>>>>>>> *If* something, such as a mouse driver depended on them, normally a
>> modprobe.conf (is USB special? Does it need definition in modprobe.conf?
>> Yes, see below) might exist that showed that relationship. So, after you
>> removed the usb drivers, if you did a restart on the mouse or kb or
>> whatever, it would cause the modules to be reloaded via modprobe.conf
>> entries. I don't use mouse/keyboard there, but mine has this.
>>>> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
>> alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
>>>> So if i did a mount, e.g. of my usb drive, that should cause the usb
>> modules to be automatically loaded.
>>>> So, restart your mouse on the test machine and if your fortunate, the
>> modprobe will occur, based on the node's "memory" that your mouse is
>> usb, to load those modules.
>>> Well I did a
>> modprobe -rv ehci-hcd
> modprobe -rv ohci-hcd
>> The USB keyboard stopped working after I removed ohci-hcd.
>> I unplugged and replugged the USB M/K adapter and nothing happene. No
> mouse, no keyboard (of course notebook mouse/pointer continued to
> work). Then I did a:
>> modprobe -v ohci-hcd
>> And the usb keyboard started up, but not the mouse.
>> gpm restart did nothing.
>> Well, it is time to move my notebook. Next local only has a usb mouse,
> no kvm, no external keyboard...
Wouldn't it be more prudent to just use the keyboard/mouse that is built into
the laptop? I know it doesn't solve your problem, but it makes it easier to
work without the distraction of things not working.
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